Poop Fiction

But these days, potty humor is big in the world of popular children’s literature — from the “Captain Underpants” series to such best-selling titles as “Zombie Butts from Uranus!”… Editors at Scholastic Inc., which publishes Captain Underpants, say that’s the goal — especially when it comes to kids who are “reluctant readers.”

“For many, many kids, this is the first book they read that starts them on a path of reading,” says Barbara Marcus, president of Scholastic’s children’s books division.